Question

conduct a review of the literature from professional nursing journals no older than 2015 Each relevant article should be summarized in one paragraph and prepared in an annotated bibliography. At least five articles should be included with the total paper being 2 -3 pages in length.

the topic is "The current opioid crisis in the United States"

please also include it in APA format.

thank you!!

Answer 1

The data shows that every day 128 people in the US die after overdose on opioids the misusee of and addiction to opioids including prescription pain relieves , heroin and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl is a serious national crisis thet affect public health as well as social and economic welfare.

This issue has becoming a public health crisis with devasting consequences including increses in opioid misuse and related overdose as well as rising incidence of neonatal abstinence syndrome due to opoid use and misuse during pregnancy the increase in injection drug use has also contributed to the spread of infectious diseases including HIV and hepatitis As seen throught the history of medicine science can be an important part of the solution in resolving such a public health crisis.

In response to the opioid crisis the US department of health and human services is focusing its effort on five major priorities,

• improving access to treatment and recovery
• promoting use of overdose reversing drug
• strenthening our understanding of he epidemic through better public health
• providig support for cutting edge research on pain and addiction
• advancing better practice for pain management